Perspective: Vibronic Coupling Potentials for Trajectory-Based Excited-State Dynamics

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Názov: Perspective: Vibronic Coupling Potentials for Trajectory-Based Excited-State Dynamics
Autori: Sandra Gómez, Patricia Vindel-Zandbergen, Dilara Farkhutdinova, Leticia González
Zdroj: Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. 21:8634-8649
Informácie o vydavateľovi: American Chemical Society (ACS), 2025.
Rok vydania: 2025
Predmety: 104027 Computational chemistry, 104022 Theoretical chemistry, 104022 Theoretische Chemie, 104017 Physical chemistry, 104027 Computational Chemistry, 104017 Physikalische Chemie
Popis: This Perspective reviews the use of vibronic coupling (VC) potentials in trajectory-based excited-state dynamics simulations. Originally developed to provide simplified yet physically grounded representations of nonadiabatic interactions, VC models─particularly their linear version (LVC)─have facilitated extensive investigations of photophysical and photochemical processes, in both molecular and condensed-phase systems. By effectively capturing the coupling between electronic and vibrational motions, VC models enable efficient dynamical simulations, making it feasible to investigate larger and more complex systems, for longer time scales or relying on potential energy surfaces calculated with high levels of theory. These models provide valuable insights into energy and charge transfer mechanisms following photoexcitation, shedding light on excited-state lifetimes and intricate relaxation pathways. Here, we discuss their integration with three trajectory-based computational families of methods: surface hopping, variational multiconfigurational Gaussian, and exact-factorization-derived approaches. We showcase how VC models have helped uncovering key mechanistic insights, including state-specific intersystem crossing pathways and vibrational mode selectivity. As the field progresses, VC-based approaches are expected to be increasingly combined with machine learning, anharmonic corrections, and hybrid LVC/MM frameworks, broadening their applicability to complex, flexible, and solvated environments. We highlight the advantages of VC-based potentials for trajectory-based simulations, emphasizing their computational efficiency and usefulness for benchmarking and exploring photophysical processes in molecular systems.
Druh dokumentu: Article
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Jazyk: English
ISSN: 1549-9626
1549-9618
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.5c01002
Prístupová URL adresa: https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/e5031954-30de-4765-8bb5-02193e7f09a0
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jctc.5c01002
Rights: CC BY
Prístupové číslo: edsair.doi.dedup.....22c0632393bbe9a6efe53f05e6761e5b
Databáza: OpenAIRE
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Abstrakt:This Perspective reviews the use of vibronic coupling (VC) potentials in trajectory-based excited-state dynamics simulations. Originally developed to provide simplified yet physically grounded representations of nonadiabatic interactions, VC models─particularly their linear version (LVC)─have facilitated extensive investigations of photophysical and photochemical processes, in both molecular and condensed-phase systems. By effectively capturing the coupling between electronic and vibrational motions, VC models enable efficient dynamical simulations, making it feasible to investigate larger and more complex systems, for longer time scales or relying on potential energy surfaces calculated with high levels of theory. These models provide valuable insights into energy and charge transfer mechanisms following photoexcitation, shedding light on excited-state lifetimes and intricate relaxation pathways. Here, we discuss their integration with three trajectory-based computational families of methods: surface hopping, variational multiconfigurational Gaussian, and exact-factorization-derived approaches. We showcase how VC models have helped uncovering key mechanistic insights, including state-specific intersystem crossing pathways and vibrational mode selectivity. As the field progresses, VC-based approaches are expected to be increasingly combined with machine learning, anharmonic corrections, and hybrid LVC/MM frameworks, broadening their applicability to complex, flexible, and solvated environments. We highlight the advantages of VC-based potentials for trajectory-based simulations, emphasizing their computational efficiency and usefulness for benchmarking and exploring photophysical processes in molecular systems.
ISSN:15499626
15499618
DOI:10.1021/acs.jctc.5c01002